Kherson Raion Explained
| Kherson Raion |
| Native Name: | Херсонський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Coordinates: | 46.6°N 72°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 2020 |
| Parts: | 10 hromadas |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Kherson |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,841.9 |
| Population Total: | 450233 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +03:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal index |
| Postal Code: | N/A |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Kherson Raion (Ukrainian: Херсонський район; Russian: Херсонский район) is a raion (district) of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Kherson. The city of Oleshky to the south of Kherson is the second largest city, and the largest in the former Oleshky Raion. Two abolished raions, Bilozerka and Oleshky Raions, as well as Kherson Municipality, were merged into Kherson Raion.[2] [3] Population:
Subdivisions
At the time of establishment in 2020, the Kherson administrative district was subdivided into 10 hromadas:[3]
- Bilozerka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Bilozerka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[4]
- Chornobaivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Chornobaivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[4]
- Darivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Darivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[4]
- Kherson urban hromada, with the administration in the city of Kherson, transferred from Kherson Municipality;[5]
- Muzykivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Muzykivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[4]
- Oleshky urban hromada with the administration in the city of Oleshky, transferred from Oleshky Raion;[6]
- Stanislav rural hromada with the administration in the village of Stanislav, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[4]
- Velyki Kopani rural hromada with the administration in the village of Velyki Kopani, transferred from Oleshky Raion;[6]
- Vynohradove rural hromada with the administration in the village of Vynohradove, transferred from Oleshky Raion;[6]
- Yuvileine rural hromada with the administration in the settlement of Yuvileine, transferred from Oleshky Raion.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Херсонська область - Райони. decentralization.gov.ua. Feb 3, 2023. April 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406120543/https://decentralization.gov.ua/areas/0552/rayons. dead.
- News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
- Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
- Web site: Білозерська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
- Web site: Херсонская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
- Web site: Олешківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
